Nesting chairs



Dec. 26, 1939.

` v. A. R. PRIMAVERA NESTING CHAIRS Filed Nov. l, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet l,4.16 lar/Mauern? Dec. 26, 1939'.

v. A. R. PRIMAVERA NEsTING CHAIRS Filed Nov.) 1, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented Dec. Z6, 1939 mi* w Enr@ .Fr-r6 NESVTING CHAIRS ViiicentvA. R..Primavera, Brooklyn, Y; AppliatiuuNovemer@ 1, 1937', seriaiNo-L1-'z2af02l lf-(Dvlaimysf-` (Cla j-.---Z)l y Tl'iis1 invention .relates l to'Afurniture'- and more particularlyi refers Vto improvements; in chairsof' the@non-.collapsibleitypeL- g Non-collapsible chairsglthatisichairs` consisting: of a: rigidfra'm'e cannot -asa` rule be' arrangedina neste'drelatio'n to onean'other unless: the cliairs.-.composinga-set are 'made in f dimensions gradually,- irmreasingfA frniaminimum to a maximum.-

-Tiie primary objectofthi's invention is to providel a. chair' of anoveland improved `construc-v tion v adapted-ite -loe arranged .innestedrelation With onef ormore chairs ofiex'actly they same construction,-having the same dimensions. g

Another o'o'ject is to provide a novel and' imprvedftype' ofnestinjgchairadapted to be easilyv arrangedlinl nested!-r-ela'ftion withother similar' chairs or to be set up independently ofvth`e m,r

said chair possessing al1 theist'rngth andrigidity or an ordinary chair.

A further .ob'ject is'tov provide anfes ing chair of thecharacterspecied havinfg' a seat' Wider at theiron't than at the reafrasis customary in chairsrof'th'e usual-type;

Af still further object'fis to provide af chairy of i the characterspeeied adapted' to be arrangedV in neste'dr'elation with other similar`chairs Y iri' spite-:of thelfact that alltlie said chairs;areprovided`With side anrfnsor elbow restsi v Other objects and advantages of `.thepresent invention Willmore fully ap'p'earas Athej des c ripl` tionproceeds andwillbe set'forthLand-claiined in :theiap'pend'ed claims;

inx'fer'rtioriY is illustrated' YIcy Way of example' inthelaccornpa'nying drawings-in Whichj Fig.4 1 islalside View inelevation oa" chair embodying myfinvention'; A r

vFignZfis a frontview in yelevation thereof; 'v .Fig.-3 is arear-"'vi'ew'in elevati'onthereof;

Eig: 421s' a horizontalseenontaken through,

Fig-.l5 is a horizontalfsection taken through line 5 5 of Fig. 1

6 is a side viewin'elevation-of-ftwo chairs such as shown in ytlrlepreceding'viigures arranged,

inlanested'relation to each other; i

Fig. 7 is a horizontal section through. line '1 -1 of Fig. 6; 4 y

Figa 8 isla horizontal section similarfto'that of Fig-.l 4 illustratingamodied typeof-chairalso embodying my invention;

Fig,A 9 is a sidev ViewV in'elevation*of-ian arma chair embodying myVinvention; and

r Fig. 10 -1 is a horizontal section' throughilirire:

l'd-l 0 O Fig. l9.

For *various*'reasonsy itfis*very-desirable to `'produce al clai'rY`possessed ofsufcient# rigidity lso that'l it will' stand 'ordinary andyeven severe service, adapted to-'b'efstackedin nesting relation withotlie1"sin1'ila`r"chairswithout sacricngany of its-usefulnessor'cornfort The' nesting of` @Hai-rs; tables and sinlilarv articles offurniture vmakes itfpossilleito pack' or'fsto're" av number ofu thearticles'in arelatively small space; sucl'i fpack'- ing or storingbeingv particularly advantageous for `shippingandy other." puriiosesl-Hovveve', as stated heretofore nesting articlesl oftl'e character toWh'icntiiisinventionrefers havebe'e'n madeinvsets'cornnrising a .givennumber of chfairfso'r' talgles'ftting.one'w-ithin thel othersotnattleif'dimensions' vary frorn'amini-j met@ a.

A chair'slouldpreferablyj be?v oi thempro'per dmefsonl" ,insuring a,siomfertible and? restful posture. and therefore itis of advantage that`all the Chairs use@ 1be Qftllesame right. dimensine The mainl'iaracteristiooi lily-'inventionisjthat trie" casejillust'rat'edbeing'constitutd b ofy laterally"spacedV flat bands 23 exte 1n etvvueenYthe" lfrontv and manA member; TheI chair l` iuustratleujin these seatiii zii" will be seen that the distance A between the two outer surfacesof side seat frame members 2l, 22 at the rear is less than the distanceB between the inner surfaces of the two rear legs, the resultingdifference at each side being designated by c so that the distance B isequal to A-|2c. The clearance c which need not be more than about 1%; to1A, is provided in order to insure an easy insertion and removal of achair from a nested group and also in order to prevent scratches andmarks by one chair rubbing against another.

When two chairs are in superimposed nesting relation as shown in Fig. 6,it is seen that the side bars of the upper chair remain above the sidebars kof the lower chair. However, it is necessary for the rear legs ofthe upper chair to clear the rear end of the side bars-of the lowerchair and therefore the rear end of each side bar is shown abuttingagainst the inner surface of the corresponding rear leg.

Thus it is seen that the clearance c between the outer surface of eachside seat frame member at the rear and the inner surface of thecorresponding rear leg, also serves to permit the free passage of therear end of the corresponding side bar of a chair nesting over it, thethickness of said side bar being naturally not more and preferablysomewhat less than the width of said clearance.

It is also necessary for the side bars of the upper chair to clear thesides of the seat of the lower chair and therefore the front end of eachside bar is shown abutting against the outer surface of thecorresponding front leg. Both the front and rear legs are preferablysomewhat spread apart from the seat toward the floor in order to improvethe appearance and stability of the chair, and this feature also makesit easier to place one chair on top of another.

By virtue of this construction a number of, chairs can be arranged innesting relation to one another without appreciably increasing the cubicspace occupied by a single chair both in a vertical and a horizontaldirection.

As previously stated, the chair illustrated in Figs. 1 to 7 has a seatwider at the front than at the rear as is customary in chairs ofordinary design, the reason being that a more comfortable seat is thusprovided; however such a construction makes it necessary, in order toarrange a number of chairs in nesting relation, to lift each chair farenough from the floor so that the lower end of its legs will clear thetop of the seat of the upper chair in the group or chair directlyunderneath.

It may at times be preferable to avoid such a necessity and the laborthat the lifting of the chairs entail. In such cases, the constructionshown in Fig. 8 may be adopted.

The seat of the chair illustrated in said figure is narrower at thefront than at the rear so that if the distance between the: outersurface of the two side seat frame members at the rear corresponds tothe distance A shown in Fig. 4, the distance E between the two outersurfaces of said seat side frame members at the front is somewhat less,so that the seat tapers down somewhat in a frontward direction.

In all other respects the construction of the chair is similar to thatpreviously described and the resulting structure is such that a numberof chairs can be arranged in nesting relation either by verticalmovement or by sliding each chair on or oif the other chairs in ahorizontal front to rear direction. Such a construction only requiresthe lifting of each chair to a point where the lower surface of its seatframe clears the upper surface of the seat of the chair upon which it isto be placed.

It is obvious that although the side bar members I8, I9, have their rearend abutting against the inner surface of the adjoining rear leg inorder to clear the rear legs of the chair irrimediately above, a similaraction could also be provided if the rear end of said side bar memberswere offset from the adjoining rear leg in an outward direction.

An arrangement of this type is shown in Figs. 9, 10, not in connectionwith the side bar members but in connection with the arms of an armchair also embodying my invention. Said arm chair comprises two rearlegs 24, 25, upwardly extending from the seat of the chair to form aback 26 and two front legs 21, 28 upwardly extending beyond the plane ofthe seat and bent rearwardly to form the arms 29, 30 of the chair, therear end of each arm being joined to the adjoining side of the back.

Like in the previous case, the seat frame comprises a front member 3|, arear member 32 and two side members 33, 34, and the distance F betweenthe outer surfaces of the side seat frame members at the rear is lessthan the distance G between the inner surfaces of the rear legs, leavinga clearance at each side sufficient to permit the easy passage of therear legs of a chair to be placed in nesting relation on top of it.

In order to make it possible for said rear legs to clear the side armsof the chair, the rear end of each side arm is bent outwardly from theatdyoning up-right of the chair back as shown a The same alternativeconstruction could be used, as stated, in connection with the side barsi8, I9 of the chair previously described.

The chair illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10 is shown without the side barsbelow the seat because such side bars would be interfered with by theside arms and prevent nesting of one chair with respect to another;furthermore, the side arms already provide the necessary reinforcementfor the chair structure. Therefore so far as their reinforcing functionis concerned, the side bars i8, I9, and the side arms 29, 30, may beconsidered equivalent and are so referred to in a generic sense in someof the appended claims.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I provide a useful and novelconstruction of chair adapted to be arranged in nested relation withother similar chairs without sacrificing any requirement of rigidity andcomfort.

Minor constructional details of my invention may vary from those shownwithout departing from the inventive idea.

illustrative purposes only and not in a limiting sense.

Accordingly, I reserve the right to carry my invention into practice inall those ways and manners which may enter,'fairly, into the scope Thedrawings should therefore be understood as being intended formembers soas to permit the rear leg members of a similar chair superimposed innesting relation thereto with its legs directly in front of and in thesame front to rear planes `as the leg members of said rst mentionedchair, to clear the sides of said seat when said second mentioned chairis placed in or removed from its nesting position, leaving a clearanceat each side between said seat and leg members, the rear end of eachside bar member abutting the inner surface of the adjoining rear legvmember, said clearance being suiicient to allow the passage of said sidebar member by vertical movement of the upper with respect to the lowerchair,

the width of said seat at the front being greater than its width at therear and being no greater than the distance between the outer surfacesof the front leg members, the distance between the inner surfaces of therear leg members being less than the distance between the outer surfacesof the front leg members.

2. A chair of the character described comprising a seat, two front legmembers, two rearv leg members, and two side bar members extendingbetween the front and rear leg members at a level lower than that ofsaid seat, the width of said seat at the rear being less than thedistance between the inner side surfaces of the rear leg* members so asto permit the rear leg members of a similar chair superimposed innesting relation thereto with its legs directly in front of and in thesame front to rear planes as the leg members of said rst mentionedchair, to clear the sides of said seat when said second mentioned chairis placed in or removed from its nesting position, leaving a clearanceat eachside between said seat and leg members, the rear end of each sidebar member abutting the inner surface of the adjoining rear leg member,said clearance being sufficient to allow the passage of said side barmember by Vertical movement of the upper with respect to the lowerchair, the front end of each side bar memberabutting the outer surfaceof the adjoining front leg member, the width of said seat at the frontbeing greater than its width at the rear and being no greater than thedistance between the cuter surfaces of the front leg members, thedistance between the inner surfaces of the rear leg members being lessthan the distance between the outer surfaces of the front leg members,

3. A chair of the character described com-'- prising a seat, two frontleg members and two` rear leg members, the width of said seat at the therear being less than the distance between the inner side surfaces of the:rear leg members so as to permit the rear leg members of a similarchair superimposedin nesting relation thereto with its leg membersdirectly in front of and in the same front to rear planes as the legmembers of saidv first mentioned chair, to clear the sides of said seatwhen saidsecond mentionedA lchair is placed in or removed from itsnesting position7 and two side arm rest members having their rear endoutwardly offset with respect to the rear leg members to clear the legmembers as well as the seat of said second mentioned chair when saidsecond mentioned chair is placed in or removed from its nesting positionby vertical movement with respect to the first mentioned chair, thespace under the seat of at least the second chair being entirely free ofobstructions so as to permit full nesting of said chair to a positionwhere its seat rests directly upon the seat 'of the underlying chair. f

4. A chair of the character described comprising a seat, two front legmembers and two rear leg members, the width of. said seat at the rearbeing less than the distance between the inner side surfaces of the rearleg members so ber above the seat being bent rearwardly to form a sidearm member joined at the rear to the adjoining rear leg member, the tworear leg i members `rising above the level'of the seat tov form a backfor said chair, the rear end of each side arm member being laterallyoiset from the adjoining leg member so as to clear the correspondingrear leg member ci said second mentioned chair, when said secondmentioned chair is placed in or removed from its nesting position byVertical movement With respect to the first mentioned chair.

VINCENT A. R. PRIMAVERA.

